The aim of this research paper was to make a comparison between the reference values of crop evapotraspiration acquired through the lysimeter and the FAO-modified Penman-Monteith, Solar Radiation, Makkink, Linacre, Jensen-Haise, Hargreaves-Samani, PAN "Class A"and modified SEEI Atmometer methods. Data was obtained from the meteorological station at PESAGRO-Rio, located at Campos dos Goytacazes in the State of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Results have shown that for the northern region of Rio de Janeiro, the methods tend to be well adjusted to the reference values of the crop evapotranspiration as to those obtained through the lysimeter. Nonetheless, good adjustments were obtained for intervals longer than seven-day periods when using the indirect and evaporimeter methods.
evapotranspiration; lysimeter; water consumption
